Preefer Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Preefer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Preefer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Preefer Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Preefer is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Preefer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,237,939th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name Preefer is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Preefer reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Preefer is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 5,253,028. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 32 percent are found, New Jersey, where 32 percent are found and New York, where 22 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 1 percent are found and Mexico, where 1 percent are found.

Preefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Preefer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Preefer last name increased 1,380 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Preefer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Preefer surname are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the party.

Preefer earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.91% more than the national average, earning $71,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prefer92104/
Priefer86401/
Pruefer86152/
Preffer8670/
Preifer8616/
Prefere866/
Prefier861/
Preufer861/
Prefert860/
Prefe835/
Preiffer8072/
Preifert802/
Prueffer801/
Prieffer801/
Preuffer801/
Preufert800/
Prifer77106/
Profer7768/
Pryfer7764/
Prefet7719/
Prafer771/
Prefed771/
Priefe770/
Pfreiffer751/
Proffer711,424/
Priffer7118/
Prifert7114/
Praifer713/
Pryffer712/
Propfer712/
Prefeth711/
Pfroepffer711/
Pfrifer711/
Preffet711/
Prefa67288/
Prefi6724/
Pfriffer673/
Propheer671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Preefer
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